Tuesday, 24 November 2009

• Games You May Have Overlooked: The Typing of the Dead?

  Editor's note: Some edits made for grammar and clarity.
  
  Not too long ago, there was an excellent gaming console called the Sega Dreamcast. On this console, there were great games that, in my opinion, were overlooked. One of these games is The Typing of The Dead.
  
  

  
  
  

  If you were horrible at playing The House of The Dead, wanted a quirky game, or failed keyboarding class, then TToD is for you! Based of  The House of The Dead 2,  TToD takes you through the same place, except this time instead of guns, you play as agents with keyboards strapped to them, battling hordes of zombies and their ilk.
  
  

  
  

  It's dangerous to go alone, take this keyboard.
  
  

  The best thing about this game is that there is an actual tutorial mode in which one can learn key finger positions, so as to type accurately, and on top of that, there are drill modes in which you can practice your worst keys, unlike the keyboarding programs at school that I remember.
  
  

  
  I think that's illegal...
  
  

  The only really difficult thing you will find about this game is that sometimes, you will come across words or sentences that will crack you up. For example, on one of the bosses I was playing against, I had to type:
  

  • "Use caution when pumping gasoline."
  • "Turn off the engine, do not smoke"
  • "Do not operate the flamethrower"
  • "Without proper supervision."
  • "Stock options have been very good to me lately."

  All in all, this is a very fun (and educational) game, perhaps the most educational one I will ever play. Sure, the game is dated and the voice acting is bad, but aren't most dubbed Japanese games? I would give it an 9/10, along with a petition to put this in all schools, since it is available for PC as well.
  
  Have you ever played TToD? What is the best typing game you've played?
  

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